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Sebastian Formella

{{short description|German boxer}}

{{use dmy dates|date=May 2020}}

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| height = 1.77 m

| reach = 177 cm

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1987|5|26}}

| birth_place = Lauenburg, Schleswig-Holstein, West Germany

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| KO = 14

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Sebastian Formella (born 26 May 1987{{Cite web |title=Sebastian Formella Bio Information - PBC Boxing |url=https://www.foxsports.com/boxing/sebastian-formella-player-bio |access-date=8 July 2022 |website=FOX Sports |language=}}) is a German professional boxer who held the IBO welterweight title from 2019 to 2020.

Professional career

Formella made his professional debut on 3 May 2014, scoring a second-round technical knockout (TKO) victory over Pavel Herman at the Müggelspreehalle in Grünheide, Germany{{Cite web|title=BoxRec: Sebastian Formella vs. Pavel Herman|url=https://boxrec.com/en/event/687095/1879879|last=|first=|date=|website=boxrec.com|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=31 May 2020}}

After compiling a record of 20–0 (10 KOs) he defeated Thulani Mbenge on 6 July 2019 at the CU Arena in Hamburg, Germany, capturing the IBO welterweight title via twelve-round unanimous decision (UD), with the scorecards reading 116–112, 115–112 and 114–113.{{Cite web|title=Mbenge's Team Reflect on World Title Loss To Sebastian Formella|url=https://www.boxingscene.com/mbenges-team-reflect-on-world-title-loss-sebastian-formella--140780|last=Glover|first=Chris|date=12 July 2019|website=BoxingScene.com|language=en-us|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=31 May 2020}}

Professional boxing record

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27

|{{yes2}}Win

|24–3

|style= "text-align:left;"|Florian Wildenhof

|KO

|7 (8), {{small|0:51}}

|30 Apr 2023

|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Grosse Freiheit 36, St. Pauli, Germany}}

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26

|{{no2}}Loss

|23–3

|style= "text-align:left;"|Chris Kongo

|UD

|10

|11 Jun 2022

|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|The SSE Arena, London, England}}

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25

|{{yes2}}Win

|23–2

|style="text-align:left;"|Gabor Kovacs

|TKO

|4 (10), {{small|2:09}}

|25 Sep 2021

|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Fritz-Sdunek-Halle, Zinnowitz, Germany}}

|

24

|{{no2}}Loss

|22–2

|style="text-align:left;"|Conor Benn

|UD

|10

|21 Nov 2020

|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|The SSE Arena, London, England}}

|style="text-align:left;"|{{small| For WBA Continental (Europe) welterweight title}}

23

|{{no2}}Loss

|22–1

|style="text-align:left;"|Shawn Porter

|UD

|12

|22 Aug 2020

|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Microsoft Theater, Los Angeles, California, US}}

|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|For vacant WBC Silver welterweight title}}

22

|{{yes2}}Win

|22–0

|align=left|Roberto Arriaza

|UD

|12

|18 Jan 2020

|align=left|{{small|Edel-optics.de Arena, Hamburg, Germany}}

|align=left|{{small|Retained IBO welterweight title}}

21

|{{yes2}}Win

|21–0

|align=left|Thulani Mbenge

|UD

|12

|6 Jul 2019

|align=left|{{small|CU Arena, Hamburg, Germany}}

|align=left|{{small|Won IBO welterweight title}}

20

|{{yes2}}Win

|20–0

|align=left|Bethuel Ushona

|UD

|12

|15 Dec 2018

|align=left|{{small|Alsterdorfer Sporthalle, Hamburg, Germany}}

|align=left|{{small|Won inaugural WBO Global welterweight title}}

19

|{{yes2}}Win

|19–0

|align=left|Ilias Essaoudi

|TKO

|7 (12), {{small|2:30}}

|29 Sep 2018

|align=left|{{small|Alsterdorfer Sporthalle, Hamburg, Germany}}

|align=left|{{small|Retained WBO European light-middleweight title}}

18

|{{yes2}}Win

|18–0

|align=left|Angelo Frank

|TKO

|7 (12), {{small|1:37}}

|24 Mar 2018

|align=left|{{small|Edel-optics.de Arena, Hamburg, Germany}}

|align=left|{{small|Won vacant WBO European and IBO Inter-Continental light-middleweight title}}

17

|{{yes2}}Win

|17–0

|align=left|Karlo Tabaghua

|UD

|8

|22 Dec 2017

|align=left|{{small|Alsterdorfer Sporthalle, Hamburg, Germany}}

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16

|{{yes2}}Win

|16–0

|align=left|Jan Balog

|UD

|6

|9 Sep 2017

|align=left|{{small|Max-Schmeling-Halle, Berlin, Germany}}

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15

|{{yes2}}Win

|15–0

|align=left|Denis Krieger

|UD

|10

|19 May 2017

|align=left|{{small|Barclaycard Arena, Hamburg, Germany}}

|align=left|{{small|Won vacant IBO Continental light-middleweight title}}

14

|{{yes2}}Win

|14–0

|align=left|Krzysztof Szot

|UD

|4

|18 Mar 2017

|align=left|{{small|Baltiska Hallen, Malmö, Sweden}}

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13

|{{yes2}}Win

|13–0

|align=left|Nico Salzmann

|UD

|8

|16 Jul 2016

|align=left|{{small|Max-Schmeling-Halle, Berlin, Germany}}

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12

|{{yes2}}Win

|12–0

|align=left|Gyula Vajda

|TKO

|4 (6), {{small|2:15}}

|7 May 2016

|align=left|{{small|Barclaycard Arena, Hamburg, Germany}}

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11

|{{yes2}}Win

|11–0

|align=left|Frane Radnic

|UD

|6

|12 Mar 2016

|align=left|{{small|Jahnsportforum, Neubrandenburg, Germany}}

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10

|{{yes2}}Win

|10–0

|align=left|Robizoni Omsarashvili

|{{abbr|RTD|Corner retirement}}

|5 (8), {{small|3:00}}

|31 Oct 2015

|align=left|{{small|Universum Gym, Hamburg, Germany}}

|align=left|{{small|Won vacant GBC welterweight title}}

9

|{{yes2}}Win

|9–0

|align=left|Mazen Girke

|UD

|10

|20 Jun 2015

|align=left|{{small|Universum Gym, Hamburg, Germany}}

|align=left|{{small|Won vacant GBC Intercontinental light-middleweight title}}

8

|{{yes2}}Win

|8–0

|align=left|Pietro d'Alessio

|UD

|10

|28 Feb 2015

|align=left|{{small|Boxsporthalle Braamkamp, Hamburg, Germany}}

|align=left|{{small|Won vacant {{abbr|GBC|Global Boxing Council}} Intercontinental light-middleweight title}}

7

|{{yes2}}Win

|7–0

|align=left|Dogan Kurnaz

|TKO

|2 (4), {{small|1:55}}

|8 Nov 2014

|align=left|{{small|Autohaus Glinicke Hessenkassel, Kassel, Germany}}

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6

|{{yes2}}Win

|6–0

|align=left|Cenk Ulug

|RTD

|4 (10), {{small|3:00}}

|18 Oct 2014

|align=left|{{small|Boxsporthalle Braamkamp, Hamburg, Germany}}

|align=left|{{small|Won vacant German International middleweight title}}

5

|{{yes2}}Win

|5–0

|align=left|Ziso Poulitsa

|{{abbr|UD|Unanimous decision}}

|4

|26 Sep 2014

|align=left|{{small|Audi-Centrum, Berlin, Germany}}

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4

|{{yes2}}Win

|4–0

|align=left|Aleksandar Jankovic

|TKO

|3 (4), {{small|1:15}}

|28 Jun 2014

|align=left|{{small|Mehrzweckhalle am Ploggensee, Grevesmühlen, Germany}}

|

3

|{{yes2}}Win

|3–0

|align=left|Jozsef Kormany

|{{abbr|KO|Knockout}}

|6 (6), {{small|1:40}}

|16 May 2014

|align=left|{{small|CU Arena, Hamburg, Germany}}

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2

|{{yes2}}Win

|2–0

|align=left|Alichan Tersbulatov

|{{abbr|RTD|Corner retirement}}

|3 (4), {{small|3:00}}

|10 May 2014

|align=left|{{small|Pneumant Arena, Fürstenwalde, Germany}}

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1

|{{yes2}}Win

|1–0

|align=left|Pavel Herman

|{{abbr|TKO|Technical knockout}}

|2 (4), {{small|2:10}}

|3 May 2014

|align=left|{{small|Müggelspreehalle, Grünheide, Germany}}

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References

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Category:Living people

Category:1987 births

Category:German male boxers

Category:Martial artists from Schleswig-Holstein

Category:Welterweight boxers

Category:Light-middleweight boxers

Category:Middleweight boxers

Category:International Boxing Organization champions

Category:21st-century German sportsmen

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